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HENRY S. HEERMANCE, OF CLAVERACK, NEW YORK.

Lettere Patent No. 68,517, dated April 2, 1867.l

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA SUPEORTERS.

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Be it known that I, HENRY S. HEERMANOE, ot' Claverack, in the county ofColumbia, and Stat@ of New York, have invented an improved UmbrellaSupporter and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to thc accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specication, in which v Figure 1 is afront View, showing the umbrella supporter applied to the seat of avehicle, and adjusted in n, perpendicular position.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the same parts, showing the umbrellainclined to one side.

Figure 3 is a side view, with the umbrella removed, showing its stati'inclined backward.

Similar letters et' reference indicate corresponding parts in the threefigures.

The object of this invention is to provide for adjusting thekstaft orsupport of anumbrella, and setting it at any required angle, for thepurpose 'of protecting'a person riding in a vehicle or in apleasure-boat from the sun or the rain. The invention relatesparticularly to the construction ot' the staiis of umbrellas, which aresecured to some fixed object, such as the open seat of a buggy, or othervehicle; still it is applicable to portable umbrellas, or those whichare carried in the hand. The invention also provides for supporting thestati' ot' a common umbrella in such manner that the umbrellacan beadjusted and fixed at any desired an perpendicular, as will behereinafter described.

I ain aware that parasols or sun-shades have been made with jointedstaffs, so that the shades could be adjusted at right anglesto thestaff; but in such instance no provision was made for fixing the shadesat diii'erent angles, and it was never contemplated to use them forvehicle seats.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I willdescribe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings I have represented my invention applied tothe seat, A, of a vehicle, but it may be applied to a fixed object onany hind of conveyance, where it is desired to protect a 1 erson fromthe sun or rain. C represents a common umbrella, the staff e of which issecured to the upper end ot' an adjustable stati` or standard, B, bymeans of a clump, D, and set-screwsff This clamp D is applied to asection, CZ, of the standard B, which section has a ball, g, formed onits lower end, that is fitted into a socket in the upper end of asection, c, as shown in fig. l. This balLand-socket joint will allow theumbrella-staff and upper section, d, to be adjusted at any desiredangle, and by means ci' the set-screw L the umbrella can be securedrigidly at such angle. Below this universal joint the section c isattached to the section b by means of a slotted sector, z', and pivot k,which latter will allow the sections c and d, with the umbrellastatf e,to be adjusted laterally, and by :means of the set-screwj secured at anydesired angle. The short section is pivoted to the section a by means ofa tenen, m, und adjusting screw Z, so that the sections b, c, and cZ canbe adjusted'aud secured at any desired angle forward or backward. Thesection a may be secured te the scat A by screwing its lower end -into aplate upon said seat, or in any other suitable manner which'will admitof its removal at pleasure.

It willbe seen from the above description that each one of the joints ofthe Asectional stati' B isprovided with means for rendering such jointsrigid or flexible at pleasure.' In some cases a single universal jointand two sections of the standard B will answer the purpose, and for thisreason I do not confine my invention to more thanvone joint'. Instead ofusing the clamp D for receiving and holding a common umbrella, theumbrella may be applied to thc stati' d in the saine manner that it isapplied to the stati1 c. Instead of employing a balLand-socliet joint,two joints corresponding to these which connect the sections a, b, andc, may be used. I, however, prefer to use the universal joint, eitherwith or without the single joints. I?l the surface vof the ball g beserrated or roughcncd in any suitable manner the friction in its socketwill be increased and less strain will be upon the sct-screw L.

gle from a Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is '1. The combination of the clampD, l all-andsoc. et joint g c, and standard or support a, in theconstruction of an umbrella support, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

FIgl. The combination of thc pointsj c, and the .bn.llandsocl\'ct jointyc, in au umbrella support, substanllally as and for the purposedescribed.

3. The combination otl thejoints j, k, and m, substantially in themanner and for the purpose described.

HENRY S. HEERMAN IE. Witnesses:

E. G. S'rUDLnY, A. Boor.

